Here is information about engineering campus construction activities that may affect you in the coming week.
Important
- PEDESTRIANS: Please do not walk down Engineering Drive or alongside 1410 Engineering Drive on Randall Avenue. There is no safe place to walk. Please view the project update page at facilities.engr.wisc.edu/project-update/ for a map of identified pedestrian routes. Please also use designated sidewalks and crossings and refrain from walking in roadways or crossing in the middle of streets.
- VEHICLES: The modified traffic pattern on Randall Avenue will be in effect through at least mid-August.
– Be mindful of pedestrians in crosswalks; if you need to pause while traveling through campus, please keep crosswalks open.
– Please obey posted speed limit signs. - Please obey flagger signals. Whether you are on foot, in a vehicle or using other transportation, these people are there to keep you safe when construction equipment is operating outside fenced areas.
- Plan ahead and keep your eyes up. Take extra care as you travel through and adjacent to the engineering campus. Be aware of construction (and related) vehicles entering and exiting locations across the engineering campus. Please avoid all fenced areas as well as construction trailers adjacent to the UW Athletics facilities. And be patient and tolerant. We appreciate your role in keeping everyone safe.
New info: Changes and closures anticipated in the week ahead
- Beginning the week of June 23, flaggers will be controlling traffic on Engineering Drive adjacent to 1410 Engineering Drive. We ask that you be understanding and cooperative. Additionally, allow extra time to get to your destination.
- Exterior demolition of 1410 Engineering Drive continues. Expect increased truck traffic in this area as larger equipment will be on site to continue demolition. Additionally, we know that this has created additional challenges for traffic of all types traveling to and through the engineering district, and we appreciate your continued patience while also understanding this can be frustrating for all.
- The pedestrian route between Engineering Drive and 1410 Engineering Drive remains closed. Please reference the map at facilities.engr.wisc.edu/project-update/ for a new pedestrian detour through Engineering Hall. Interior route signage for the detour has been installed.
- Pile driving will be complete adjacent to the Engineering Research Building loading dock area this week. We know this work has been disruptive and want to thank you all for your patience and understanding. Pile driving will not commence again until at least August; however, pile removal may still occur. We will strive to communicate information about pile removal with as much notice as possible.
- We have created a PDF document that forecasts future pile driving locations and approximate dates. Note that this activity and timing is subject to change. You can find this document on the project update page at facilities.engr.wisc.edu/project-update/.
- The Engineering Research Building loading dock will close beginning the week of June 23. The temporary ramp will remain open adjacent to the dock. Mail and shipping staff will operate out of the Engineering Centers Building receiving area; you can find contact information for these individuals on the loading dock door.
Ongoing
- Semi deliveries can no longer be accepted at College of Engineering loading docks. These deliveries must be routed to MDS in Verona for delivery to the college.
- Through the end of August, all lanes of Randall Avenue will be closed near Engineering Drive.
– If you are traveling southbound on Randall Avenue, you will still be able to turn right into Engineering Drive as usual.
– You will only be able to exit Engineering Drive by turning to the left. Southbound (right turn) access to Randall Avenue will be unavailable. Please reference the map at facilities.engr.wisc.edu/project-update/
– The bus stops on Randall Avenue adjacent to Engineering Hall and adjacent to Wendt Commons will close during this time. View Route 80 detour information. View detour information for Routes D and O. - Scaffolding is installed over the temporary sidewalk on the northwest corner of Engineering Hall (diagonal from the Engineering Research Building) to accommodate safe pedestrian passage during a roofing project on Engineering Hall.
For future planning or awareness
- Beginning the week of June 30, the temporary ramp adjacent to the Engineering Research Building will close for a couple of weeks for tunnel excavation and temporary bridge installation. We will share more information next week about how to access ERB as well as the Materials Science and Engineering Building.
Please be careful and aware: Whether you are on foot, bike, scooter, moped, in a vehicle, or otherwise, be alert and know what’s happening around you. If you see an immediate safety concern, please reach out to Pete Nemmetz, our assistant dean for facilities, right away, at pnemmetz@wisc.edu.
As always, many factors, including weather and other unknowns, may impact construction activities. If our contractors need to make unanticipated changes, I ask that you respect their instructions, and be patient with them and others.
Once again, our goal is to keep you informed about what’s happening for your safety and route-planning purposes.